David Coleman, born and raised in San Francisco, began his musical career with an electric guitar towards the end of his high school years. While majoring in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder, he studied conventional music theory. In the early part of 1992, while still in Colorado, he was exposed to a small underground rave scene. After a weekend visit home he was enraptured by the new House Music Sound exploding from clubs and warehouses city-wide.

By the fall of 1992, David began collecting records and soon after had acquired his first Technics 1200. He then moved to Sidney Australia and met up with DJ Phil Smart who helped him get local gigs. After gaining the experience and exposure needed, he returned to San Francisco and began a DJ collective with counterparts Thomas Michael and Christopher Lawrence called Spiral Jive. Together they threw a free monthly outdoor party called "The Recession Session" featuring local guest DJs.

In1994, David threw a party called "Kinetic", which featured DJ’s Jeno, Corbin, DJ DAS and Coleman himself. He then performed several live sets broadcasted on a local, progressive house radio show. In 1995, David began teaching himself the art of sound engineering while compiling the necessary music hardware to create a respectable home music studio.

By fall of `96 Coleman had pressed his first record and over the next few months, continued to cut acetates and test pressings of his new material. It was 1997 when David played at "BIGFLOOR" with DJ’s Dan, Tony, Donald Glaude and Thomas Michael, debuting several new songs in the peak of the night to a crowd that was hungry for a new voice and sound.

Over the years, David’s drive and love for music were pushed to the next level. Combing sound engineering and DJing gave Coleman an insight towards his mixing style. When you watch him spin, you can’t help but be entranced with his technique of long, blended mixes. What really makes David stand out is that he tells a story with the set he plays. To listen to David Coleman’s set is to go on a journey through the various stages and shades of House music. His hard-hitting bass lines coupled with a feel of funk, jazz, acid and progressive will definitely take you away!

 
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